The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-01

Mot the least among the many attrac-
ti9ns win be the athletic exhibition on
Friday at the Elkton Fair. You don't
oRen get chance to see such feais Of
stiVngth as will be shown by the New
foN Athletic Club, the champions of
the world.
GJoseph scattergood, a minister be-
longing to the Religious Society of
Friends, proposes holding meeting for
Divine Worship, at Newark, in Caskey
Hall, on first day, 10 mo-, 2nd, $50 p. m.
The inhabitants of the neghborhood are
respectfully invited to be present.
The Christian Church of this town
has elected Rev r. b. Knowles and Mrs.
NJ. A. Whistler as delegates to the Mis-
sionary Convention of Delaware, Mary
land and d. G., that meet at Beaver Creek
Washington county, Md, on Oct II to
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N-The time is now here when literary
Societies should be formed. There was
several around Newark last winter and
we are positive they did much good.
The young folks can't spend an evening
more proftably. Don't forget to send
ms an account of the proceeding.
Communion at Methodist Church at
1880. Sabbath School at 2:30. Young
Peoples prayer meeting at 8. Preaching
at 1870 by Rev. j. IL. Caldwell, d. d. The
protracted meeting continues at Wesley
during the week. Quarterly meeting att
Wesley, Oct. 10th. Preaching by DRY
Murray.
Fire destroyed the Stanton hotel on
Tuesday about noon. The property was
owned by Mrs. Emily Price Of Glasgow,
Kentucky, ahd Jacob l.. Hayatt was ten
ant. The building contained about 20
rooms. Was insured for $500 in The
FARMERS Mutual. Loss on hotel estimat-
Cd ut $1,000.
The G. A. r. men have -onted the
la &c shaking rink building at 18th and
Madison streets, Wilmington, Del, and
will hold big industrial fair during No
vember There win be in exhibition of
neutrality-suspicious. and products. A
paper called the "nelaware Veteran"
will be published during the continuance
of exhibition.
Frank Singles, resident of Stricken
vile, Pa, showed us lot of white fox
g'apes. He said he was walking about
his place when he detected the scent of
grapes, and on looking discovered lot
o. what he supposed to be green fox
grapes. On tasting Them he found them
ripe, and pulled few and left them with
us. They were delicious.
Don't fail to get copy of "rhe Daily
Fair News" 1t will contain all the news
about the Fair as far as pract cable, and
these will be some choice bits to read.
All the reading matter win be new each
day. "The News" will be printed each
morning during the Fair. Secure the
four numbers and when you grow old it
will recall othe- days.
EOn Saturday morning of last week
the Jail at New Castle was thrown open
To admit those who wished to witness
the whipping of the criminals. Some of
the men squrmed and were in great az
ony, while others took the punishment
with well regulated Indifference. Chas.
Blake, who has escaped the whippings
heretofore, received twenty lashes.
~ little girl was kicked in the face
by Il horse in Wilmington on Monday.
The beasts foot seems to have struck the
child in the right side of her face, break
ing the jaw-bone and driving the teeth
into the roof of the mouth. When help
reached her the horse was standing
squarcly over her. Medical ala was sum
,moned and the little sufferer is in a fair
way to recover.
Just now Newark is rather dull.
Only the clatier Of carts and wagons dis
turb the stiffness of the streets. Early
in the day the small boy wallcth up the
sleepy by his yell as he wanders to school.
The attendance at the public school is
large. Later in the day the students of
Newark Academy and Delaware Normal
School begin to arrive. There is nearly
sevcnty-iive pupils in all in attendance.
The school is gaining wide popularity
each year, as those who attend are always
well pleased and the education they re-
ceiye is of the highest order. At the
college-the bell startles us occasionally.
A few more students have been added
to the rollAWe fear the "old time honor
ed' institution is slightly afflicted with
the dry rot. The college should be
Crowded with students; as the rate of
tuition IS low, and parents who cannot
afford to send their children elsewhere
should send them here.
Much complaint is heard about town
of the serious inconvenience which the
Newark patrons of the Philadelphia
theatres are compelled to suffer at the
hands of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
cause of complaint seems to be the alb
sence or withdrawal of the regular thea
tire train of past seasons which left B.oad
Street station at II 20 p, M, shortly after
the closing of the various places of
amusement, arriving Mt Newark at 1888.
After the closing of the theatrical season
last spring the leaving time of this train
was changed to 1910, which rs merely
summer arrangement was quite satisfac-
tory. Now that the season has fully
opened in the city there is loud cry for
change in the time, as the present leav-
ing time 1910 is considerably before the